Central Audit Manager at Saro Agrosciences Limited

Job Description

• The position of the Central Audit Manager is a leadership and management position in the Company.
• The Central Audit Manager will be charged with the overall responsibility of ensuring that all the activities, transactions, balances, and operations of the companies assigned are properly audited and done in line with set guidelines, procedures, and policies.

Primary Responsibilities

• He/she will plan, supervise, direct, and execute all necessary and relevant audit procedures and tests on the operations, financial and all other aspects of the business assigned to ensure compliance and assurances with set guidelines and procedures
• He/she will ensure that transactions relating to Cash, Inventory, Debtors, Suppliers, Expenditure, Fixed Assets and Other Balance Sheet items are properly validated, captured, recorded in the necessary books of accounts as required
• He/she undertakes and manage all audits to ensure that audits are carried out in a clear and consistent manner that will deliver reliable audit evidence to authenticate findings, audit opinions as well enhance improvement in the overall internal controls.
• He/she prepare the Annual Audit Plan and ensure its executed and achieved.
• He/she will ensure that necessary investigations and special reviews are to be carried out on all activities that has either or deemed necessary to be reviewed as a result of perceived or actual losses or non-compliance
• He/ she will lead and demonstrate full understanding and have clarity about the Company’s core values, guidelines and policies and must ensure high adherence with the company’s Core Values, Code of Conduct and all Guidelines, Policies and Procedures at all times.
• Maintain high level and professional relationship with collaborators that will aid in delivering planned strategy
• Ensure that identified risks in the company operations are mitigated according to the plan.
• Ensures that issues on statutory and financial, reputation risk are adequately planned for and mitigations put in place before they occur.
• Provide the leadership that will ensure that subordinates provide solutions to Financial and non-financial problems responsibly and ensure adequate mitigation precautions by associates, contract worker and customer.
• Will continuously ensure processes are followed and improved upon by adherence and proposing ways of improvement.

Qualifications/ Expereince

• Minimum of a second Class upper in Accounting, Economics, or Finance from a reputable university.
• Must be a Chartered Accountant (ACCA or ACA)
• An MBA or equivalent postgraduate management degree will be an advantage
• Should be Heading the Audit Function for a Reputable Global or Local Company
• Age: 32 – 42

Competencies Required:

• Should be Heading the Audit Function for a Reputable Global or Local Company
• Minimum of 10 Years’ experience in Audit Function and at least 5 Years in handling the Field Audit for Bulk Commodities
• At least 2 years in the Leadership Position handling Teams below
• Adequate Knowledge on the Various Control Processes for Checks and Balances of Commodities
• Should have meticulous approach and Good in adhering to Systems and Processes
• Willing to travel to Up-Country in Nigeria to ensure System and Process Adherence
• Be Tested towards comfort of working in a Matrix Structure & Multicultural Team
• Should be from a Family with Good Family Values, Ethics and God-Fearing Attitude
• Ability to identify and be aware of the Possible Risks associated with Commodities & Its Mitigation Tools
• Work as a Biz Partner thru identification of improvement Areas and working with the Operations Team to see Continuous Improvement towards Process Adherence
• Should be tested towards questioning Skills and Analytical Skills